Cathy holmes

Joined August 2021

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Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.

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Smooth as a Cat's...
Purr - smooth vibration Fur - smooth, sleek. As soft as silk Teeth - nah, not so much
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Eat a Snickers
"Eat a Snickers," Vocal. You can't count when you're hungry. Eight's more than seven ---- Yes, I know line one is 6 syllables. Rules, schmules.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
A Not So Romantic Christmas. Top Story - November 2023.
Below is my entry into Real Poetic's Holiday Jamboree! Microfiction Challenge. Here is her link, if you'd like to join in.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Fiction
Photo Frame
Happiness preserved, in glazed UV protection. Or permanent lie?
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Pebbles to Grains, Dust to Dust
The air feels damp above me. The ground feels dry beneath me; and it’s cold – so, so cold. I can’t see anything through the darkness. I can’t hear anything but silence. I can barely breathe. I don’t remember how I got here, and I’m not exactly sure where I am, but I can’t help but wonder if this is what hell feels like.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Fiction
A Bittersweet Victory. Top Story - November 2023.
I’ll take the prize. I’ll take the accolades, and I’ll take the congratulatory messages from fellow creators and friends.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
All in a Day
Still sleeping daylight with the sun hanging low, under cover of waning darkness and moonlight’s soft glow. Nighttime stretches. She’s preparing to go, while
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
A Waveless Lake. Runner-Up in the Smooth Challenge. Top Story - November 2023.
Awakened with the morning sun to the soft, silken touch of my mother’s arms, I swam with summer on a waveless lake. I’ve glided through winter’s glossy river on blades of shimmering steel,
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Caffeinated Kiss. Top Story - November 2023.
When morning yawns and rubs midnight’s eyes, when daylight smiles through brightening skies, I rise with the promise of a caffeinated kiss,
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
The Sting of November Rains
For Mother Combs six-line, six word November Rain challenge: The bitter sting of November rains cannot distract me from the promise
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
That's Okay
You're a half hour late! The minister had to leave. Good....I mean, oh no! -- *I wasn't sure of syllable count for the first line, since I pronounce "hour" as two, but research indicates "hour" is one syllable with dipthong.*
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
That's Man's Got Me Drupified
Michaela’s video chat with her best friend Kristen was interrupted by a loud boom coming from the garage. “What was that?” Kristen screamed.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Fiction